K-9 teams, volunteers continue search for Amity man

AMITY — On Saturday, more than 10 people volunteered to help search for a man who has been missing for almost three weeks.

Robert Kosic, 65, of Amity, had not been heard from for two weeks when family members asked for police to stop by his mobile home.

When officers arrived, there was no sign of Kosic or where he may have gone.

“Nothing was disturbed,” Detective Jeff Smith said. “(His) trailer was unlocked. Keys were in the door. The TV was on. His cat was there. Robert was not.”

Kosic, who does not have immediate family in the area, regularly called his father in Virginia every Sunday, Smith told the group of volunteers at the township building before they left for the staging area.

Most of the information Smith and other investigating officers received about Kosic was through his family. He walks with a limp and could be diabetic but that has not been confirmed by a doctor.

“I know he has not been to a doctor since 2012,” Smith said.

Kosic may also be prone to blackouts — a residual effect from racing injuries when he was younger.

All of these things play could play a factor into where Kosic went.

The search on Saturday morning, organized in conjunction with the Volunteer Medical Service Corps in Lansdale, marks the third large-scale effort to find Kosic.

“We are checking the area for any signs of (Kosic),” Smith said.

The VMSC and some of the K9 teams searched the Bel Air Trailer Park and surrounding areas about 10 days ago, according to Smith.

Last week, with the help of the Pennsylvania State Police, Smith used a helicopter to search a larger radius but found nothing. He said the trees made it difficult to see if anyone was on the ground.

On Saturday, the K9 teams covered about two miles of heavily wooded area and fields along Amity Park Road near Limeklin Road.

According to Smith, a few residents said they may have seen a man matching Kosic’s description walking in the area.

The area is approximately one-quarter mile from where the first ground search was conducted.

“I’ve been following up with bank records, the phone companies, checked his cell phone — friends and family, the whole nine yards — no one has seen or heard from him,” Smith said.

During the investigation, Smith even ordered a team to spray Kosic’s home with Bluestar spray. The contrast spray is designed to pick up any remnants of blood on surfaces that may have been cleaned.

Smith said nothing was found.

Despite the length of the investigation and the small returns, Smith said he will not stop looking for Kosic.

“It is always going to be an open investigation. I’m not going to stop after today. I’m not stopping until I verify his whereabouts or I speak to him personally,” Smith said.

Anyone with information about Kosic should call police at 610-689-6002.